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In every church history, one theme consistently appears. Whether it be the Scandinavian Lutherans or the English speaking Presbyterians, each church had the women of the church to thank for being the driving force behind sustaining the church. For example, in fall of 1873, women in both Fargo and Moorhead churches organized events to benefit the church in Fargo. The proceeds of the first oyster supper and art sho

Like other religious groups, Lutherans populated the landscape in large numbers, which brought about the need for a communal place of worship. Members established a church in which they aptly named First Lutheran Church, located in the area of 400 Roberts Street. The church was built with an open porch and there were several wooden homes built next to this church. As with most of the other early religious structure

Rev. W.F. Ulery came to Fargo in 1885 to start a Lutheran church whose services were done in English as all of the services offered in the area where in the people’s native tongues. He persuaded the Southern Railway Depot to allow him to use their building to teach Sunday School. During his two years of teaching Sunday school he raised the $2,000 needed to build a church proper on a three lots on the corner o

On December 14, 1877 25 charter members met in the home of G. Johnson to organize this church and came up with the name Pontoppidan Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Congregation. The name was changed in 1878 to the First Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fargo and changed again only a month later to Pontoppidan Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church. The foundation of the church was laid in August

A group of Norwegian immigrants settled in the Fargo-Moorhead area in 1871. Many of them were living in tents located in the river town district. The first service for this group was held on October 4, 1872 by Rev. Niels T. Ylvisaker in a Moorhead home. The congregation named itself Moorhead Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation at that time and built their first church in 1874. They were forced to sell the

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The Fargo History Project

This project began as part of a Fall 2012 Digital History class at NDSU. With the goal of exploring Fargo’s history between 1871 and 1897, students visited libraries and archives to search for clues to the city’s history. Future classes will conduct further research and add to the site.

Do you know some interesting tidbits about Fargo’s history? Share them with us by posting a comment or sending an email. We welcome your participation as we explore our past.